Search warrants offer details on Wilton Manors double murders

An accused killer fled to his mother's house on Christmas Day 2010 after allegedly slaying two Wilton Manors men, according to search warrants recently filed in Broward County Court.

Peter Avsenew, 27, was indicted on two counts of first-degree murder in the fatal shootings of Kevin Mark Powell, 47, and Stephen Duane Adams, 52. The victims were partners for nearly 30 years.

Avsenew, who's in jail, is now scheduled for a jury trial on Dec. 10, court records show.

Police discovered the bodies in the couple's Wilton Manors home on Dec. 26, 2010, three days after the men were killed, according to the medical examiner. Adams' worried sister expected him in Ohio for the holidays and called police when he didn't show up.

The victims were shot multiple times with a .25-caliber firearm; they also suffered trauma to their heads.

In the home, investigators found Craigslist postings under the "romance" section that were linked to an e-mail address believed to be Avsenew's. Police believe Powell and Adams contacted Avsenew.

According to the search warrant, Avsenew drove the couple's 2003 Saturn Vue to his mother's home in Polk County after the murders.

Jeanne Avsenew told investigators that she suggested her son take a hot shower when he appeared agitated and upset. According to the search warrant, Avsenew told his mother, "Yeah, finally I got the smell of bleach off me."

Investigators said found bleach at the crime scene.

According to the search warrant, Avsenew allegedly told his mother:

That "he had done something really bad" and that she shouldn't worry because he had covered his tracks. He also alluded to getting into a fight and told her that "they got what they deserved."

Avsenew allegedly said he had a gun and later tossed it in a lake.

He allegedly abandoned the couple's car at a Walmart parking lot where it was later recovered by the Polk County Sheriff's Office.